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7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26' <br />27 <br />28 <br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of this Resolution to provide that the Planning <br />Commission possesses the authority to approve certain environmental review <br />documents under CEQA, including without limitation, the authority to adopt negative <br />declarations and mitigated negative declarations, to certify environmental impact reports <br />and to make required findings in connection therewith, all subject to appeal of such <br />decisions to the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have <br />occu rred . <br />BE IT NOW THEREFORE RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: <br />1. The City Council hereby amends the final paragraph of Section <br />2.03 of its Local CEQA Guidelines to read as follows: <br />"As Lead Agency, the City may charge a nonelected <br />body, such as the Design Review Committee or Planning <br />Commission, with the responsibility of adopting, certifying <br />or authorizing environmental documents for land use <br />entitlement applications. The procedure allowing for the <br />appeal of the CEQA decisions of any nonelected body to <br />the City Council are provided in Section 2.03.1." <br />2. The City Council hereby adds Section 2.03.1 to its Local CEQA <br />Guidelines to read as follows: <br />"2.03.1 Appeal of CEQA Decisions of Nonelected Bodies <br />to the Planning Commission and/or City Council. <br />When a nonelected authorized body or officer of the <br />City, as the decision-making body, makes a decision to <br />adopt, approve, certify or authorize an environmental <br />document pursuant to CEQA for a land use entitlement <br />RVPUB\MXM\677742.1 <br />2 <br />